NZ receives over 500 Active Investor Plus visa applications, tweak to Overseas Investment Act rules allows 'golden' visa holders to buy or build a residential property worth at least $5m from March 6

In their forthcoming first economic outlook for the year, Westpac's economists now think there will be SIX hikes of the OCR during next year as the current excess capacity in the economy is swallowed up more quickly than earlier expected

The Reserve Bank's first Official Cash Rate review for the year won't see any changes to interest rates - but there will be plenty of other things to watch out for

Net migration gain fell 40% last year and was the lowest in 12 years excluding 2021

Housing market makes weak start to 2026 with sales volumes and prices both softer in January

Roger J Kerr says local economic forecasters have been consistently underestimating the level of confidence and actual economic activity over the last two months

A review of things you need to know before you sign off on Monday; REINZ data weak, retail sales weak, services sector improves, inflation seen at 4%, population ages, NZX50 falls again, swaps hold, NZD holds, & more